Richard Durbin actually said...

We requested Secretary Mattis' legal review of the Department of Defense's authority to use funds appropriated in the fiscal year 2018 defense bill to construct a wall.

Context

Durbin discusses a letter sent to Secretary Mattis regarding funding for the wall.

04/16/2018

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